Convening the Untitleds

Convening the Untitleds is an attempt to read the untitled works from the collections of the three institutions in various ways. The three invited curators (Eunha Chang (Seoul Museum of Art), Ruha Fifita (Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art) and Yen Hui Teng (Singapore Art Museum)) deliberately exclude background information such as the narrative of the artwork and the intentions of the artists, and interpret the artworks based on their own perspectives, experiences and knowledge, attempting to connect it with new meanings. In the process, the fundamental meaning of the act of giving a title to an artwork is discussed, along with the consequences of that act in different institutions and regions. The autonomous and reflective nature of interpretation and appreciation are raised, acknowledging the inevitable natures of understanding and experiencing due to the instability and relativity of knowledge, and the act of projecting oneself into the portrait. The stories woven along their respective readings show that we can freely read and appreciate artworks through reflection and interpretation of our own without having knowledge, and that we can connect and share different knowledge and stories through artworks beyond words and texts.